Ulnar Sided Cleft Hand

I have previously posted on cleft hand with a number of discussions.  More to come on this topic in the future as well.  However, I wanted to share a less common type of cleft hand, the ulnar cleft hand. Dr Tonkin from Sydney Australia has written about this unusual condition in the Journal of Hand Surgery.  In this case […]

The Extra Thumb

An extra thumb, or radial polydactyly, can represent a difficult problem in congenital hand surgery.  The difficulty is that each child with an extra thumb is somewhat different.  There are certainly patterns (as we see with the Flatt Classification system) but not every thumb fits this classification system.  Zuidam and all (under the leadership of […]

Thumb Deformity after Polydactyly Reconstruction

Radial polydactyly, an extra thumb, can be more challenging to treat than other types of extra digits.   The surgeon cannot simply remove the extra thumb as ligaments need to be recreated and often bones and tendons need to be re- aligned as well.  Nonetheless, if the surgeon can create a stable, well- aligned thumb, […]